How To Install libodbcinst2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libodbcinst2 on Debian 12.
What is libodbcinst2
libodbcinst2 is:
UnixODBC is an implementation of the Open Database Connectivity standard, a database abstraction layer that allows applications to be used with many different relational databases by way of a single library.
This package contains the odbcinst library from unixODBC, a library used by ODBC drivers to read their configuration from /etc/odbcinst.ini and the system and user-specific odbc.ini files.
There are three methods to install libodbcinst2 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libodbcinst2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libodbcinst2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libodbcinst2
Install libodbcinst2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libodbcinst2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libodbcinst2
Install libodbcinst2 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libodbcinst2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libodbcinst2
How To Uninstall libodbcinst2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libodbcinst2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libodbcinst2
Uninstall libodbcinst2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libodbcinst2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libodbcinst2
Remove libodbcinst2 Configurations and Data
To remove libodbcinst2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libodbcinst2
Remove libodbcinst2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libodbcinst2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libodbcinst2
Dependencies
libodbcinst2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libodbcinst2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
